Songs
of Love and Hate
[EXTRA TRACKS] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]
This is a definitive collection of Leonard
Cohen’s early songs. Remastered in 1995, a few of the songs are recorded live,
but most are studio recordings. The CD contains the beautiful & classic
FAMOUS BLUE RAINCOAT and JOAN OF ARK. There is DRESS REHEARSAL RAG, a brutally
frank portrait of a junkie at the end of the line. AVALANCHE and LAST YEAR'S
are fantastic samples of the poet's unique style contrasting the spiritual and
the physical, the daemonic & the divine. DIAMONDS IN THE MINE is a live
song and it's a pity that the women's vocals aren't emphasized more because
they sound very, very good. Sometimes on this particular song Cohen's singing
becomes almost self-parody. It's the only song I didn't care much for--but 1
out of 8 isn't bad at all, particularly considering the value of the CD as a
whole.
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Review: JEFarrow
Updated 06/08